Y.W.C.A.
MONDAY’S SESSIONS,
The Y.W.C-A. Corfgress was continued at Diamond Harbour on Monday.
the morning study circles were held ns usual. Miss Stillwell’s circle on China took “The Intellectual Awakening of China,” a subject which proved most fascinating. Two thousand years ago, it was stated, when China was a civilised and conquering nation, all the rest of the world to their knowledge were barbarians; and then they shut themselves up as a nation for hundreds of years, secure in the conviction •of their own supremacy. The first rude awakening came when the guns of the “ barbarians ” reduced Shanghai to pitiable surrender. Contributing influences were the translation and dissemination of tho scriptures and good Western literature, the ea tablisliment of mission schools, and the entrance of Western commercialism.
■ “The Technical Hour,” taken by Miss Barnes, dealt with tho relationship between the National Board and the local Association. Tho National Board, through its departments, sought to promote unity and activity throughout the various centres. The headquarters of the national movement was in Sydney, whero the ’ secretarial department, was also located. This department recruited, trained and placed secretaries. The foreign department worked from Christchurch and undertook the support with the Students’ Society of an Australasian graduate doing Y.AV.C.A. work in Calcutta. The publication department was situated in Adelaide, and published a quarterly magazine and other literature. The social and industrial department, worked from Melbourne, promoted the study of industrial problems as affecting women. In the afternoon a sports meeting was held, with Miss Griffin, of Dunedin, as leader. An entertaining programme was carried out, Board members, sec-' retaries and girls entering gaily into the afternoon’s fun. The following were the winners of the various events:— Potato race, Mrs Stewart : snail race. Miss Mac Niel: sack race, Miss Ward; walking match. Miss Lawson; secretaries’ race, Miss Mac Neil; skipping race, Miss Visker; “hustle” race, Miss Birch; obstacle race, Miss Hercus; tug-of-war, North Island delegates; kangaroo race, Mrs Stewart. Tlie vesper service was held on the hillside in the evening. Miss Birch, of "Wellington, took as her subject, “Workers Together with God,”,'and emphasised the thought that the most effective service was _ possible only to those who were in vital relation with Christ. The evening services, held at sunset, with the beauty of sky and hills and sea all around, wore a fitting close to a day of conterence in thought At the conclusion of the service delegates were roused to action by an out-, burst of flame, on the point beneath them, and hurried to give the alarm at the house. Wet sacks were procured, and while some of the delegates went with the people of the house to help beat hack the fire in the grass, others made preparations for leaving the liohse and tent should the wind drive tho flames that way. The arrival of the Lyttelton Fire Brigade and many volunteers averted the danger, and as an additional safeguard six firemen were left on duty all through the night.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16484, 25 February 1914, Page 12
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